This past month the State Archives Local Government Records Program began its series of local government records management training webinars. On April 26th Electronic Records Archivist Jillian Carney conducted the workshop which covered the procedures for creating records retention schedules and filing certificates of disposal with the State Archives. Participants had the option of either attending from their own office or with a group of their peers at the Akron – Summit County Public Library. Additional webinars are also scheduled:

Registration for the workshop is $20.00. To register or for more information please contact Jillian Carney at jcarney@ohiohistory.org.

Also in April the State Archives participated in the Auditor of State’s annual Ohio Local Government Officials Conference held in Columbus. Electronic Records Archivist Jillian Carney conducted a government records management workshop for approximately 80 officials from townships, municipalities, and counties.

The following record series have been processed and cataloged by State Archives staff and bibliographic descriptions are available in the Ohio Historical Society’s Online Collection Catalog: